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california is not prepared. the potential danger offshore. >>> and i'll pull up the latest computer model. shows rainfall for the bay area úeekend. >>> if you've been feeling poor, there's a good reason. the net worth of americans fell 2.7% in the last quarter. that works out to 1.5 trillion. net worth is the value of assets such as homes, investment, minus debt such as mortgages and credit cards. americans are spending less and spending accounts for 70% of the economy. >>> in news of the world tonight, in london, pope benedict xvith address leaders of parliament at westminster hall. the pope talked about the need of religion in public life. london police arrested six street cleaners arrested in a terror threat on the pope. >>> in afghanistan, security is tight as afghans vote in parliament elections. the polls opened a few hours ago. the taliban is threatening to attack anyone who vote. a rocket hit kabul few hours before it began. officials say it may have been a warning shot. how many afghans will ignore the
california is not prepared. the potential danger offshore. >>> and i'll pull up the latest computer model. shows rainfall for the bay area úeekend. >>> if you've been feeling poor, there's a good reason. the net worth of americans fell 2.7% in the last quarter. that works out to 1.5 trillion. net worth is the value of assets such as homes, investment, minus debt such as mortgages and credit cards. americans are spending less and spending accounts for 70% of the economy....
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. >> meg whitman has got to be the next governor of the state of california. >> reporter: condoleezza rice, now a professor at stanford university shared the stage with whitman and the two women talked about their common goals for california,including the state's educational system. >> if we don't educate our kids they are not going to be employable and that's a big problem. >> let's just get rid of all the public service are. >> reporter: jobs were also the focus outside the hotel as protesters including queen meg denounced a stand on many issues. >> people can't afford health care now. what are we going to do if they're cutting down the health care. >> if she lays off more state workers and she cuts the public services that are already done to the bone. people won't be able to get their services they need. we won't get the infrastructure rebuilt. >> reporter: tonight appearance by rice, that only fueled tonight's protesters. i'm heather holmes, ktvu.com. >>> the first debate for whitman and brown is scheduled at 6:00 next tuesday. ktvu news is the only bay area television outlet tha
. >> meg whitman has got to be the next governor of the state of california. >> reporter: condoleezza rice, now a professor at stanford university shared the stage with whitman and the two women talked about their common goals for california,including the state's educational system. >> if we don't educate our kids they are not going to be employable and that's a big problem. >> let's just get rid of all the public service are. >> reporter: jobs were also the focus...
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. >>> california's budget troubles will cost hundreds of people their jobs. robert vergenel said a consulling official has con consulted their managers have too much money. >>> a jury in san francisco has convicted a 24-year-old man of murder in connection with a police chase that ended with the death of a police officer. 29-year-old nick thomacito birco died. today in a courtroom at the hall of justice, jurors found patrili guilty. patrili's attorney forced the others had forced him to take a part in the crime. >>> a campus alert is being released. in one week's time, two women have been assaulted in one parking garage. >> i definitely heard about that, that's pretty scary because i park over here. >> reporter: the latest atang attack was around 4:00 tuesday afternoon. the second woman was walking the parking lot. the suspect is latino and 40 to 50 years old. >> the suspect pulled on her sweatshirt from behind then pushed her against a hall wall. after she pushed around, he attempted to push himself against her. and she fought back. >> reporter: chief aguirr
. >>> california's budget troubles will cost hundreds of people their jobs. robert vergenel said a consulling official has con consulted their managers have too much money. >>> a jury in san francisco has convicted a 24-year-old man of murder in connection with a police chase that ended with the death of a police officer. 29-year-old nick thomacito birco died. today in a courtroom at the hall of justice, jurors found patrili guilty. patrili's attorney forced the others had...
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>>> the governor orders a delay of california's first scheduled execution since january 2006 but if it doesn't happen this week it apparently won't happen this year. good evening i am frank summerville >> i am julie haynor. >>> department of corrections has a brief window, just 3 hours to carry out the states first execution in five years. first the governor ordered wednesday's execution delayed for 45 hours. that makes the new date thursday at 9:00 p.m. but one of the drugs used in the lethal injection process has an expiration date of friday meaning it could no longer be used what is more the company that makes the drugs said it is having production problems and can't delive any new shipments until early next year. debra has been sorting this all out and live at san quentin with details. >> reporter: the jailers here say the prison stands ready for that new execution time, thursday at 9 but with the use by date looming on those deadly drugs, it is a short window of time and there are many players still in the mix. albert brown raped a teenage girl almost 0 years ago using -- 30 years
>>> the governor orders a delay of california's first scheduled execution since january 2006 but if it doesn't happen this week it apparently won't happen this year. good evening i am frank summerville >> i am julie haynor. >>> department of corrections has a brief window, just 3 hours to carry out the states first execution in five years. first the governor ordered wednesday's execution delayed for 45 hours. that makes the new date thursday at 9:00 p.m. but one of the...
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experts say smokers cost california $8.5 billion per year. other states have passed similar bills. >> 27% of smokers chose to quit because they had access to the services they need to quit. >> san francisco state senator offered the bill and governor schwarzenegger vetoed a similar bill 5 years ago. >>> in jerusalem, george mitchell announced late today peace talks had been encouraging, but they remain divided on major issues. as if to undermine the divide, a tunnel was bombed today along the border and militants in gaza fired morters in israel. >>> the bill goes to the senate next month. thousands of people protested outside the parliament. the french government insists the move is necessary because of the deficits in the pension system. at 6 #, france's retirement age would be among the lowest in europe. . >> in japan the got stepped in teabowls they are the weakened yen. it's goal is to stop the rise of the yen which hurts exporters and threatens the fragile economy. as a result the dollar rose against the yen. >> but the dollar fell today
experts say smokers cost california $8.5 billion per year. other states have passed similar bills. >> 27% of smokers chose to quit because they had access to the services they need to quit. >> san francisco state senator offered the bill and governor schwarzenegger vetoed a similar bill 5 years ago. >>> in jerusalem, george mitchell announced late today peace talks had been encouraging, but they remain divided on major issues. as if to undermine the divide, a tunnel was...
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the california public securities commission ordered the inspection. it stretches some 1,000 miles around california and almost all of it is buried. inspectors will dig up some of the pipes and put robotic equipment inside others or use remote sensors to test is for leaks. >> these are not methods that have any less capability. these are proben methods that on a nationwide basis everybody is using. >> there is no word on how long it may take to perform those inspections. >>> students at san jose university are pitching in to help the san bruno fire victims. members of the delta sigma fire fraternity pitched in donations today. they plan to send the money they collect to the red cross specifically for san bruno. some of the the fraternity brothers are from san bruno. they said they felt a special need to do something. the ruins left behind by the san bruno fire look eerily similar to the aftermath of the oakland hills' fire. in october of 1991 fire killed dozens of people and destroyed thousands of home. ktvu health editor john fowler spoke with in of t
the california public securities commission ordered the inspection. it stretches some 1,000 miles around california and almost all of it is buried. inspectors will dig up some of the pipes and put robotic equipment inside others or use remote sensors to test is for leaks. >> these are not methods that have any less capability. these are proben methods that on a nationwide basis everybody is using. >> there is no word on how long it may take to perform those inspections. >>>...
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and typically california women break heavily for democrats. but this year the female vote is dead even. >> never had a situation where we've had a female republican at the top of the ticket running against a male democrat. >> historically i've voted democrat. but i am pretty much independent today. >> and you are open to the possibility of meg whitman. >> i am totally open to the possibility of meg whitman. >> absolutely jerry brown. >> since the non-stop ads haven't moved the needle much, what will? well, whitman and brown haven't held any debates yet. but their first debate is scheduled for next week. political editor randy shandobil, ktvu ktvu. >>> we are the only television station providing a live broadcast of next week's debate. it begins at 6:00 next tuesday evening. >>> two men had to be rescued from a rugged cleave along the coast. the men fell about 25 feet down a cliff at panther between santa cruz and davenport at 4:30 this afternoon. they called in an air ambulance for one man because of his injuries. he was flown directly to the
and typically california women break heavily for democrats. but this year the female vote is dead even. >> never had a situation where we've had a female republican at the top of the ticket running against a male democrat. >> historically i've voted democrat. but i am pretty much independent today. >> and you are open to the possibility of meg whitman. >> i am totally open to the possibility of meg whitman. >> absolutely jerry brown. >> since the non-stop ads...
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the california highway patrol says 162 drivers were stopped. san mateo county reports 172 arrests. >>> senator obama went to wisconsin to speak on a new plan. republican policies led to the recession, he said. he also said his plan to rebuild and modernize the nation's transportation net work would put america's back to work and the president lashed out at the gop in some unscripted are remarks. >> they are not always happy with me. they talk about me like a dog. >> as for the transportation plan, the president is proposing to spend $50 billion to rebuild roads, railways and airport runways. republicans oppose the plan and its chances on congress are slim. >>> former hewell packered mark hurd was unemployed very a short time. >>> one man created quite a spectacle in san francisco today as he climbed one of the city's tallest skyscrapers. he made it all the way to the top of the building and he said he did it to send a message. heather holmes has the report. >> reporter: for hours today, mission street was blocked and all eyes were up there. i s
the california highway patrol says 162 drivers were stopped. san mateo county reports 172 arrests. >>> senator obama went to wisconsin to speak on a new plan. republican policies led to the recession, he said. he also said his plan to rebuild and modernize the nation's transportation net work would put america's back to work and the president lashed out at the gop in some unscripted are remarks. >> they are not always happy with me. they talk about me like a dog. >> as for...
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the latest budget ever passed in california was on september 23rd in 2008. lawmakers will blow past the second and third longest overdue budgets by next week. >> i feel the urgency. but not an urgency at any cost. >> reporter: without a vote in about two weeks, the record for the longest overdue budget could fall. in sacramento, ken pritchett, ktvu news. >>> the obama administration today asked a federal judge to lift his restraining order blocking the use of funds for embryonic stem cell research. the decision stopped dozens of experiments related to parkinson's disease and final injuries. there's no word on when the judge will vote on that request. >>> things are heating up here. fog at the coast all day. it was cool then at this hour there's clearing. temperatures right now in most bay area locations five to 10 to 15 degrees warmer from this time last night. tonight the fog is away from the coast. temperatures are in the mid- 50s. the afternoon with more of an offshore push. air sinking, sunny and hot, especially inland. a spare the air day tomorrow with
the latest budget ever passed in california was on september 23rd in 2008. lawmakers will blow past the second and third longest overdue budgets by next week. >> i feel the urgency. but not an urgency at any cost. >> reporter: without a vote in about two weeks, the record for the longest overdue budget could fall. in sacramento, ken pritchett, ktvu news. >>> the obama administration today asked a federal judge to lift his restraining order blocking the use of funds for...
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one of california's top jock keu, michael martinez is hospitalized tonight, just 24 years old. jana katsuyama is at the hospital with his story. >> reporter: martinez is still in intensive care at the hospital. what is so amazing is that he is still alive. even after this fall that easily could have killed him. michael martinez was riding number seven. martinez 24 only started racing four years ago but has already won 162 races, a rising star on the fast track to becoming one of the nation's top jockeys. >> there's a problem going into the turn. >> reporter: but sunday as he was rounding a turn at some 35- miles-an-hour, his horse clipped the heels of another horse. martinez was thrown to the ground. and his philly rolled over him. the track physician got to him first. >> he was unconscious, he was barely breathing, he has a mouth full of dirt. he broke all the ribs alongside that area. had bleeding into his lungs as well as a mayor head injury. >> reporter: friends and family gather today, martinez was a well liked jock keu who just minutes before the accident had ridden in ra
one of california's top jock keu, michael martinez is hospitalized tonight, just 24 years old. jana katsuyama is at the hospital with his story. >> reporter: martinez is still in intensive care at the hospital. what is so amazing is that he is still alive. even after this fall that easily could have killed him. michael martinez was riding number seven. martinez 24 only started racing four years ago but has already won 162 races, a rising star on the fast track to becoming one of the...
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the declaration came as california's shortened chinook fishing season came to an end. salmon fishing was cancelled all together the previous two years. with the new disaster declaration, salmon fishermen qualify for millions of dollars in assistance. >>> well, the pennant race is on the line and barry zito takes to the guys who drive a heavy duty truck, have some heavy duty demands. like enough horsepower and torque to get out of just about any situation. a payload that beats the other guys flat out. a frame sturdy enough to bear up a max towing capacity that's over 10 tons. and a braking system tough enough to bring it all to a stop. heavy duty demands? gentlemen, your truck is ready. saving money. and like baseball people love their stats. i started bringing my lunch to work -- 50 bucks a week in my pocket. here's a good one: state farm insures 40 million drivers. more than geico and progressive combined. i saved because i'm accident-free. of course, with so many ways to save including discounts of up to 40%, having that many customers shouldn't be a surprise. so ask
the declaration came as california's shortened chinook fishing season came to an end. salmon fishing was cancelled all together the previous two years. with the new disaster declaration, salmon fishermen qualify for millions of dollars in assistance. >>> well, the pennant race is on the line and barry zito takes to the guys who drive a heavy duty truck, have some heavy duty demands. like enough horsepower and torque to get out of just about any situation. a payload that beats the other...
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. >> reporter: fiorina was asked where she stood on prop 23, the initiative to overturn california's tough global warming legislation. >> that is why -- >> just answer if you support t. >> i have not taken a position on it yet. >> if you can't take a stand on prop 23, i don't know what you will take a stand on. >> reporter: there was sharp disagreement on allowing people on the no-fly list to abstain guns. >> we should not be taking constitutional rights away from citizens and at the same time giving constitutional rights to terrorists. >> i think that is so out of step, so out touch. >> lawful right to carry guns. >> reporter: fiorina cast herself as a political outsider, not a washington insider and said she will represent the people and help them take back their government. live at st. mary's college, ken wayne, "ktvu channel 2 news." >> from the debate itself, we turn now to reaction from both candidates in what might be called the post debate spin zone. ken? >> reporter: often a candidate spokesperson will handle the post debate spin, tonight it was the candidates themselves who
. >> reporter: fiorina was asked where she stood on prop 23, the initiative to overturn california's tough global warming legislation. >> that is why -- >> just answer if you support t. >> i have not taken a position on it yet. >> if you can't take a stand on prop 23, i don't know what you will take a stand on. >> reporter: there was sharp disagreement on allowing people on the no-fly list to abstain guns. >> we should not be taking constitutional...
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i don't tree to close the bars of sacramento like i used to do when i was governor of california. >> reporter: brown frequently strayed off message. whitman stayed on message, often reciting lines. >> i want to use technology to do more with less. >> reporter: justtying her $100 million investment in her own campaign, sháe won't be hold into special interest she say, brown will. >> i mean my view is putting jerry brown in charge of negotiating with unions. it's like putting count dracula in charge of the blood bank. >> i did it once, i did it twice. >> really the only new debate topic tonight, an argument over the death penalty. meg whitman favors the death penalty. jerry brown has long been opposed to the plan. >>> both candidates declared victory but is there a clear winner? that depends on who you ask. >>> oakland police say they have a suspect in custody and are searching for another. the shooting happened around 5:15 this evening. officers say the victim is a 22- year-old man who suffered critical wounds. the search for a second gunman is still under way at this hour. a source
i don't tree to close the bars of sacramento like i used to do when i was governor of california. >> reporter: brown frequently strayed off message. whitman stayed on message, often reciting lines. >> i want to use technology to do more with less. >> reporter: justtying her $100 million investment in her own campaign, sháe won't be hold into special interest she say, brown will. >> i mean my view is putting jerry brown in charge of negotiating with unions. it's like...
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reporting live here in san bruno, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> california first lady visited san bruno this afternoon to show her support. she was briefed of the situation by emergency responders, then went to say hello to people who lost their homes and met some volunteers. she said california will stand with them through the long haul. >> i just wanted to be here to let them know we were here, that everybody is here to help them, that the men and women who make up the emergency response people in california are the best in the nation. >> her husband, governor schwarzenegger is in asia on a trade mission. the governor did acknowledge the disaster using his twitter account and iphone. he tweeted got briefed on san bruno emergency by the lieutenant governor. glad i left the state in good hands. >>> live coverage from san bruno is just getting started. >>> a blast so powerful it registered as an earthquake and tonight we go to pg&e headquarters for some answers. >>> warmer weather this weekend, our meteorologist will tell us which will be warmest. the forecast in 10 minutes. >> apparent about
reporting live here in san bruno, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> california first lady visited san bruno this afternoon to show her support. she was briefed of the situation by emergency responders, then went to say hello to people who lost their homes and met some volunteers. she said california will stand with them through the long haul. >> i just wanted to be here to let them know we were here, that everybody is here to help them, that the men and women who make up the emergency...
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she is anti abortion rights and is open to oil drilling off the california coast. not since 1988 has any candidate for president, governor or senator want to race in california supporting either of those positions. political editor randy shandobil, ktvu news. >>> fiorina returned today from a trip and had no comments. fiorina's campaign issued a statement to ktvu news staying boxer supporting the growth and greed of government while making it harder for hard working people to achieve the american dream. >>> and the clouds have increased tonight and tomorrow morning. we're looking for a good opportunity for drizzle along the coast. more clouds tomorrow, a cooler weather pattern, certainly. tomorrow even than we saw today. today's temperatures down 20 degrees in some places over yesterday. it's all because of this frontal system. it's weak for this time of year but it's getting close to our area. we have a chance of drizzle and maybe even a sprinkle in our forecast. the main impact for all of us, cooler. the main drizzle event will be in the hills above san mateo. th
she is anti abortion rights and is open to oil drilling off the california coast. not since 1988 has any candidate for president, governor or senator want to race in california supporting either of those positions. political editor randy shandobil, ktvu news. >>> fiorina returned today from a trip and had no comments. fiorina's campaign issued a statement to ktvu news staying boxer supporting the growth and greed of government while making it harder for hard working people to achieve...
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. >>> after a long hiatus, capital punishment is set to resume in california with the first execution now scheduled for next week. a federal judge today signed off on california's revised lethal injection procedures, citing the state's extensive efforts to address the court's concerns that the previous lethal injection protocol was unconstitutional. we're live with more. >> reporter: frank, this ruling comes from the same san jose judge who previously halted california executions here. now he's giving the go-ahead and he's giving the condemned man some choice in how he dies. two years old, san quentin's new execution chamber has never been used. but that could change overnight next tuesday with albert brown, convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 15-year-old girl in riverside county in 1980. >> they built a new execution chamber. they did that in secret. >> reporter: the aclu says the judge hasn't approved the new death chamber or lethal injection procedures so he should not let the state rush into ruling executions. but in the ruling, the judge found a three-drug combination a
. >>> after a long hiatus, capital punishment is set to resume in california with the first execution now scheduled for next week. a federal judge today signed off on california's revised lethal injection procedures, citing the state's extensive efforts to address the court's concerns that the previous lethal injection protocol was unconstitutional. we're live with more. >> reporter: frank, this ruling comes from the same san jose judge who previously halted california executions...
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. >>> california's budget impasse is about to become the longest on record. still the so called big five did meet today. they emerged about 7:00 tonight with a hint of optimism. >> reporter: it is 78 without a budget agreement, tieing the record for the latest the california legislature has ever passed a budget set two years ago today. with empty floors this afternoon in the senate and assembly and no budget deal, at midnight, that record will fall. >> it's frustrating, it's madding and it's embarrassing. >> reporter: that was steinberg before the meeting. >> we're hopeful to be done tomorrow or the weekend. >> reporter: the lawmakers are trying to close a $19 billion projected budget shortfall. democrats say they've cut all that can be cut. democrats say progress can be made but there needs to be more. republicans blamed democrats for the record setting delay. >> it could have been done in july if the democrats dropped their demands. >> reporter: democratic leaders and the governor don't agree on the reason why the budget is late -- >> the governor's told th
. >>> california's budget impasse is about to become the longest on record. still the so called big five did meet today. they emerged about 7:00 tonight with a hint of optimism. >> reporter: it is 78 without a budget agreement, tieing the record for the latest the california legislature has ever passed a budget set two years ago today. with empty floors this afternoon in the senate and assembly and no budget deal, at midnight, that record will fall. >> it's frustrating,...
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the heat is in southern california out towards palm springs. la is 85 degrees. that's pretty warm in downtown la. and bakersfield is 95 degrees. you get the pick. the forecast for tomorrow morning. the fog look where it is. all the way up in here. a computer model at 8 a.m. showing us there is a lot of coverage in the morning. and then by afternoon, say 10:00 or so, you will start to see clearing back to the coast. and that will allow the temperatures to start to come up. but because of this initial fog push, day-time highs tomorrow are going to be cooler than they were today. because we haven't had the big fog, have we? we have had spare the air days. that's not the case tomorrow. spare the air day tomorrow. nice onshore winds. good air quality and daytime highs. sunday it looks nice. the five day forecast is a nice win for the holiday weekend. it will feel a lot like the end of september instead of the beginning of september, very fall-like. >> a good looking weekend, though. >> thanks, bill. >> runners may be pleased to learn that a popular half marathon in s
the heat is in southern california out towards palm springs. la is 85 degrees. that's pretty warm in downtown la. and bakersfield is 95 degrees. you get the pick. the forecast for tomorrow morning. the fog look where it is. all the way up in here. a computer model at 8 a.m. showing us there is a lot of coverage in the morning. and then by afternoon, say 10:00 or so, you will start to see clearing back to the coast. and that will allow the temperatures to start to come up. but because of this...
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. >>> pg & e today released the locations of its 100th highest risk pipelines in california all of which are in need of repair. the list comes less than two weeks after that deadly pipeline explosion that killed seven people. pg & e posted a list on their website. pg & e says any sights that are concerned an immediate danger will be taken care of right away. >> whenever we identify any potential threat to public safety, we immediately go and address the situation. we don't put it on some list, it's not on some list of 100. >> officials say the section of pipeline that exploded in san bruno is not on the list. the cause of that explosion is still under way. >>> here's a hot line set up by pg & e. customers can call it to find out if their home is within 100 feet of a dangerous pipeline. they can also find out if they're close to one of those top 100 locations at risks. >>> information that some south bay officials and residents are glad to have. but they want more from pg & e. robert handa has our report. >> reporter: the light rail line runs along first street here in the north san jose
. >>> pg & e today released the locations of its 100th highest risk pipelines in california all of which are in need of repair. the list comes less than two weeks after that deadly pipeline explosion that killed seven people. pg & e posted a list on their website. pg & e says any sights that are concerned an immediate danger will be taken care of right away. >> whenever we identify any potential threat to public safety, we immediately go and address the situation. we...